On your project and in life, you have the cards you have for now. Develop your project leadership skills with our free handbook! Maybe you dealt the cards…
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November 16, 2016 |
5 min read
A project manager wears many hats: planner, negotiator, resource manager, delegator and accountant to name but a few. Develop your leadership skills with our free project management handbook …
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November 14, 2016 |
6 min read
BrightWork has been deployed to thousands of customers over the past twenty years. Having spent some time reviewing customer success, I have identified five key success factors behind these deployments…
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October 27, 2016 |
5 min read
I recently introduced the nine Enneagram personality types and their impact on leadership styles. It is worth spending some time reading and considering the nine types before deciding which best…
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October 24, 2016 |
4 min read
Personality traits play a much bigger role in decision making than you may think. Some people are, by their very nature, indecisive. They find it quite difficult to make most…
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September 29, 2016 |
2 min read
![How to Run a Successful Team Meeting [Agenda Template]](https://www.brightwork.com/wp-content/uploads/rawpixel-665401-unsplash-2880x1800.jpg){kind=tracking}
Running a successful project meeting that energizes and informs your team does not happen by accident! Take a look at how you currently organize meetings and consider the question –…
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August 22, 2016 |
4 min read
![Get More Results from Your Project Sponsor Meetings [Agenda Template]](https://www.brightwork.com/wp-content/uploads/pexels-photo-615474-1.jpeg)
Keeping your project sponsor informed about the progress of the project is incredibly important to the overall success of the work. Learn more about leadership and collaboration in our…
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August 15, 2016 |
3 min read
Meetings are essential to collaboration during a project. When run correctly, meetings help to connect, involve, and inform your team. A good meeting should energize the team. Learn more…
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August 9, 2016 |
6 min read
“A meeting is an event where minutes are taken and hours wasted.” James T. Kirk (William Shatner’s character from Star Trek) Although this quote is not likely from the original…
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August 3, 2016 |
3 min read
Time is a finite resource that we all wish we could top up every now and then! Juggling multiple, and sometimes competing, professional and personal commitments makes effective time management…
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July 25, 2016 |
3 min read
You are ready to start a new project – what’s next? You should formally initiate the project so you know what you’re getting into as a project manager before you…
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July 21, 2016 |
3 min read
If you’re in an organization and you want to do something new, strategic, exciting, challenging, difficult – it’s a project. Click to download our free book, Collaborative Project Management…
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June 23, 2016 |
5 min read
Leadership is an essential and critical skill that can determine the magnitude of an individual’s achievements within their career. To be a successful and productive project manager, however, the qualities…
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May 27, 2016 |
6 min read
![Six Secrets to Using Earned Value Management [Infographic]](https://www.brightwork.com/wp-content/uploads/Planning-for-a-data-migration-project-1.jpg)
Here is a simple definition of earned value: earned value is a way to measure project performance and progress. You take your plan and assign a value for each item or…
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April 21, 2016 |
3 min read
Believe it or not, projects fail…all the time. And not just small projects from small organizations, but large ones of huge significance. Some of the most powerful companies in the world…
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March 15, 2016 |
7 min read
The psychology of project leadership is an emerging cross-disciplinary field that seeks to integrate the study and practice of project leadership with the fundamentals of human psychology. Read more about…
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March 8, 2016 |
4 min read
Global and dispersed organizations often struggle with project portfolio reporting. Free video demo: BrightWork PPM Software for SharePoint On-Premises [Watch now] Within many large organizations, the project management…
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December 2, 2015 |
4 min read
I’ve noticed the same question appearing in a few groups recently – “Help! How can I create a RAG Status in Vanilla SharePoint?”. As there are a few steps involved,…
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November 11, 2015 |
5 min read
A big thank you to our friends over at brightpod.com who came up with this fantastic list of must-watch TED talks for those involved in project management. Keep scrolling through…
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September 17, 2015 |
3 min read
If you are using SharePoint to manage projects, you can build out your site with lists to manage the various project management processes, such as tasks, issues, risks, lessons learned…
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July 6, 2015 |
3 min read
While attempting to open a BrightWork Structured template tasks list(171) in SharePoint 2013 with Microsoft Project Professional 2013 using the ribbon option, “Open in Project”, you may receive the following…
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May 9, 2015 |
2 min read
The purpose of a Project Management Office (PMO) will vary from one organization to another depending on the organizational culture and business requirements. Also, the purpose, evolution, expectations, challenges, and…
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April 13, 2015 |
5 min read
This article has three sample templates to help improve your project meetings. If you find these suggestions useful, be sure to download a free copy of Collaborative Project Management: A…
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April 6, 2015 |
2 min read
Selecting a project portfolio management solution for your business can be quite difficult. Not only do you want to select the right solution for your organization, but one that will…
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November 10, 2014 |
4 min read